jk2them

Thanks and good luck with your eICU!

I was so happy to see this posting as I have only recently read about the eICU concept and wanted to learn more. In doing a little research, I found some articles that touted the eICU as something being very positive overall, but found little information on how nurses and patients felt about it. Most of the articles spoke from an intensivist and technology standpoint, how great the technology is, how fast it works, etc. There was also a lot of talk about how an eICU can save the hospital money (using a centrally located intensivist vs. paying one or more to be on staff at the hospital), how patient stays have been decreased and how mortality rates have dropped. So...I guess my question is two-fold: 1) How have patients and their families responded to the eICU experience? It would seem that some would be opposed the idea of being viewed remotely by a doctor vs. seeing one face to face. 2) Has anyone seen the pay-offs of the eICU mentioned above? (shorter stays, decreased mortality).